Written By Mae
Feb. 8, 2018, 5:23 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Itzal
Today my bratty little brother claimed to be someone. I'd like the official record to show that it's not true. He's still an itsy bitsy baby and nothing more!
Sincerely,
Mae
Written By Emily
Feb. 8, 2018, 4:41 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Marian
Next time lets make it happen in the late spring, when it is warmer outside.
Written By Itzal
Feb. 8, 2018, 4:34 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Mirari
Feb. 8, 2018, 4:34 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Talen
Feb. 8, 2018, 4:09 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Arianna
Feb. 8, 2018, 4:04 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Duarte
Feb. 8, 2018, 2:10 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Sophie
Feb. 8, 2018, 1:57 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
May the Gods continue to bless my dear cousin and everyone else who assisted in this considerable collaboration of healers.
May the Gods continue to bless those healers who serve the cause.
May the Gods continue to bless any and all who shall fight for a better world.
Written By Thorley
Feb. 8, 2018, 1:02 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
and into the unknown.
Give me the faith to leave old ways,
and break fresh ground with You.
Mistress of the seas, I trust in You,
to be stronger than each storm within me.
I will trust in the darkness and know,
that my times are under the guidance of your compass.
If I should find myself beyond the mortal veil,
It is to you that I shall embrace your bosom's swell.
Shield thine heart of those that care,
and help them to know that I died, in honor, not despair.
Written By Reigna
Feb. 8, 2018, 1:01 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Reigna
Feb. 8, 2018, 12:38 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Khanne
As a child, my life was... strained. My mother inherited a parcel of land on the edge of collapse. My grandmother's addictions had beggared our coffers and there were stretches of time when it seemed that we would not be able to keep our people safe as we had so little coin and running a Household relies on coin to pay guards and buy foodstuffs. We always managed to make it work, but my mother was often distant. My father was infrequently home, choosing to spend his time on the road with his cousins doing whatever it was that kept him away. My mother adored him, dashing man that he still is, her love evident in my six siblings and myself, though the strain of so many children, so much hardship and no partner, or at least no reliable partner to speak of, bred a distance between her and her children. We were both proof of her love and a reminder of the man who did not need her as she needed him. My siblings and I were never particularly close, and as we grew and they were married off, we grew less so. So despite coming from such a large family, I never really understood what it meant to be a part of something. Perhaps this was one of the reasons I so wished to be godsworn. I longed to feel a part of something. To belong in a way I had not felt, and the calling of Faith drew me in. So when it turned out that I was to be married instead of godsworn, for the sake of brevity, I'll not go into that tale now, I was not thrilled. I should have had more faith. Just a little over a year later, seated at my table in a Hall built for my new House, there was a dinner held. At the table was my husband, our liege, Duke Cristoph, Lady Jael, our aunt Margerie, Sir Norwood Clement. Kael and Jael were laughing, Cristoph looked exasperated, Lady Margerie was teasing Sir Clement and I realized in that moment... that *this* was my family. These people had accepted me. I *belonged*. The feeling of connection was so intense, so momentarily overwhelming that I nearly wept. I was home.
Written By Itzal
Feb. 8, 2018, 12:21 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Written By Cadenza
Feb. 8, 2018, 12:19 p.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Lou
Written By Khanne
Feb. 8, 2018, 11:29 a.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Joscelin
Like the leaves that bud in spring only to turn to colors of flame before they fall in autumn;
Like the coast that changes its curves with the pounding of the waves over time;
Like the rain that turns to snow in the cold of winter;
Like our faces that slowly become etched by every emotion it expresses though our lives;
Change is constant, it is unavoidable. It is on the horizon, and shadows that loom over us could destroy so much we hold dear. It is truth. Even when we win the war, for we will, we will have great loss to recover from, in many ways. So what choices can we make now, with so much potential for dark times ahead? What choices do we make now that we can hold fast to in the aftermath?
We make the choices that give us reasons to fight. We make the choices that give us the determination to survive. We make the choices that allow us to enjoy our every single day between now and then as best as we can make it; full of love and happiness, friendship and even romance. We make the choices to hold the darkness at bay however long we can, by embracing these things that make us feel light. If the choice now means enough to us as all that.....
...they will be the ones we are still holding onto when we begin to rebuild.
Written By Thena
Feb. 8, 2018, 11:29 a.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Thorley
That doesn’t go nearly as well with ‘melting’ though...
I’ve ruined it, haven’t I scholar?
Written By Thorley
Feb. 8, 2018, 11:07 a.m.(2/21/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Percephon
Written By Sameera
Feb. 8, 2018, 10 a.m.(2/20/1008 AR)
2. Probably won't need a healer.
Written By Ann
Feb. 8, 2018, 9:10 a.m.(2/20/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Percephon
A shadow could very well be it. That is a good guess but I don't think I have seen a shadow freeze. My own tends to follow me wherever I go.
Maybe it is a more obscure thing... Like an emotion... Or something within... Hmm...
Written By Percephon
Feb. 8, 2018, 8:29 a.m.(2/20/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Ann
As for the riddle that the Count himself poses, I wonder if it could be a shadow.
Although, I return to edit this entry as others have noted - shadows do dance when lights strike at them from all angles. They are not frozen to anyone but the thing that they are attached to. Although, they do melt into the darkness - don't they?
Clever things, shadows.
I feel as I ought to draw tiresome parallels between shadows and light, truth and honesty. Perhaps play the opposite saying that we always seek to know the truth - the full and complete truth, but we are caught up by honesty. We are bound to be honest with one another, but we are not always truthful. To me, honesty means not to speak falsely. To me, truth means actively making known all of a matter. Truth is a shadow, honesty is the light.
Written By Lou
Feb. 8, 2018, 8:05 a.m.(2/20/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Cadenza
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